CCA Day 1!

Today marked my first day at the CCA. I got there around 7:30AM despite the 8AM calltime. I should have known that during first days, instructors give a large leway for latecomers. Well, anyway, I pictured it to be boring. It was a 7-hour lecture with new faces so what should I expect? But 'lo and behold Chef Harold Punsalan. I don't know how he did it but I really tried to be receptive about everything he was talking about (from foodborne illness to all those salmonella etc etc).

I can't very much put into detail everything he discussed because it really was 7 (or even more) freakin' hours of food lectures. I made a few friends, two to be exact. Well, it is entirely hard to start any conversation during lectures so I just befriended those who sat beside me. One was Bea, the CCA owner's daughter. She's also from UPD so we got to talk about a lot of stuff from grades to a number of controversial people. Haha. The other was Ate Susan, owner of Bethany Dream Cakes. She showed me pictures of her works and she was really.. wow... great at what she's doing. You can check her multiply by clicking on the link. :)

Okay, here are a few things that got stuck on my mind, the rest are just scribbled on my readings:

* there's actually a proper refrigerator arrangement and i'm about to that to our fridge this weekend
* never buy canned goods that are dented or have bulges.

... 2 lang?

I have a lot in mind but I'm just too damn tired going around Gateway during the lunchbreak.

Basta, I enjoyed big time (even though Chef made me feel like a geek because I finished the culinary math exercises ahead and it was so nakakahiya because now everyone thinks I'm the odd one out). I can't wait for tomorrow! :) We start the dirty jobs na! Yey!! :D